Post AmAs3txArGHdrWVtEO by eryops@dice.camp
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(DIR) Post #AmApSVQEtyY59o9IiO by drmambobob@ecoevo.social
2024-09-19T21:27:20Z
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I’ve said before I wanted a new mountain bike with front suspensions but I’ve been feeling differently recently.I just love my old bike! 🚲 It’s lasted 20 years and still works fine. Mostly original except for the gear shifters, brakes and brake levers, handle grips, saddle and pedals. It’s amazing how good engineering lasts a lifetime!
(DIR) Post #AmApqGVU0ayRqcvmtM by eryops@dice.camp
2024-09-19T21:31:37Z
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@drmambobob I had a bike from the early 90s that I rode until I was hit by a car riding it (nothing serious, but with an old bike, best not to take chances moving forward). The one weak spot that I would have changed if I had kept it was the wheels. The spokes were becoming very loose (stretched over decades I presumed) and when other people rode it, they immediately felt the sloppiness of them whereas I had ridden it all that time and never could tell.
(DIR) Post #AmAs3txArGHdrWVtEO by eryops@dice.camp
2024-09-19T21:31:56Z
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@drmambobob Oh and mine was a Nishiki too! lol
(DIR) Post #AmAs3utJN6mulpiJqi by drmambobob@ecoevo.social
2024-09-19T21:56:29Z
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@eryops Nishiki FTW!
(DIR) Post #AmAtQyRKRa7gOJBRRo by drmambobob@ecoevo.social
2024-09-19T22:11:52Z
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I've obviously had to replace the tyres over the years, but the originals were these really nice grey and beige tyres. It would be nice to find a similar set of retro style two-toned tyres.
(DIR) Post #AmB59NucCMkLd6GGIa by keraba@mastodon.social
2024-09-20T00:23:08Z
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@drmambobob Replace the front fork with suspension?
(DIR) Post #AmBYeGySwNm5lB8wPw by drmambobob@ecoevo.social
2024-09-20T05:53:40Z
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@keraba I think it will cost almost as much as buying a new mountain bike. I'll keep it rigid for the time being. The fork was bent in the move to the UK (I got it fixed), so it probably doesn't technically have the structural integrity it once had - but it's held for ten years like this and survived mountain bike trails...
(DIR) Post #AmButAIGG9riNKuOtk by mike@sauropods.win
2024-09-20T10:02:51Z
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@drmambobob I had a similar experience a few years ago when I became dissatisfied with the electric guitar I've had more then 30 years. The sound was a bit thin, but the more I played other guitars the more appreciated how mine feels to play. I ended up just getting the pickups replaced. Big win!